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I got peoples’ attention with my “I Confess: I Don’t Care If The U.S. Dollar Collapses” headline last week. Boy, did I get mail, positive, negative, and lunatic. Some readers wrote to point out that the U.S. dollar is on a run and isn’t going to collapse anytime soon…or ever. Others argued that no level […]
What would an ideally globally diversified financial life look like? I could imagine as many answers to that question as people asking it. However, I’d also identify key common denominators that should be part of any global diversification strategy. If you’re just getting started at this, here’s the most important thing to understand: This doesn’t […]
The second tax season for U.S. tax preparers is coming to a close. The due date for any U.S. person who extended his filing deadline is Oct. 15, just around the corner. Meaning I’m spending a lot of time these days putting my tax return together. Friends from other countries don’t understand why Americans living […]
A consulting client came into our office yesterday to ask me some questions about how to structure property investments he’s making in Panama and Colombia. This client has been working with attorneys in both of these countries as well as in the country where he set up his LLC, but he wanted to make sure […]
Last week, a friend traveling to Panama for a visit was forced by her airline, Delta, to buy a return or onward ticket when she presented herself to check in for her flight from Atlanta to Panama City. My friend was traveling to Panama on a one-way ticket. As she has legal residency in Panama, […]
Some poor, uninformed soul wrote this email in response to the promotion we’ve published for the Wealth Summit I’m hosting in Belize next month: “Really, what you’re talking about is a plan to cheat our country out of the tax dollars it deserves for personal gain. Some strategy… “Oh, it may be legal, but evading […]
For tourists, Nicaragua is an absolute bargain. The super-low cost of everything attracts backpackers, of course, but it also attracts others looking for a high quality-vacation at a bargain price. The legitimately four-star hotel where we stayed in over the weekend, La Gran Francia, cost us US$60 a night, including breakfast and Wi-Fi
The unintended consequences of FATCA and the overreach of the U.S. government and the IRS have started playing out around the world. In the last week, I’ve heard from a half-dozen people with “know your client” tales of woe. Indeed, I have my own. Let’s start with the know-your-client form that the homeowner’s insurance company […]
People write me every day to ask about the political stability of this or that country in South America, but they don’t seem to think twice about political risk in the “West.”
First, pay cash at Dairy Queen for that banana split. Handing over your credit card and, even more risky, your debit card to pay for small daily purchases opens you up to potential fraud. Use the card a dozen times in the course of a week at various businesses, and you’ve introduced a dozen potential […]
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